A brand new study involving interviews and surveys with more than 5,000 people of all ages, statuses and sexual orientations over a two-year period, discovered that couples who reported being happiest of all are… those without kids. This finding doesn’t surprise me too much. I would say I was probably happier in my marriage before…
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From the forums: My husband and I had an accidental pregnancy about 1.5 years ago and lost it suddenly at 12 weeks. It was soul-crushing and the pain is still tender. I wanted to try again immediately, but we took some time off to have our wedding. We started trying again the month before our…
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Yesterday, on a day that I had four hours of childcare help, I still spent roughly an hour or so potty-training my 2-year-old, changed a few diapers, managed two terrible temper tantrums, did several loads of laundry, cleaned up countless messes, and stepped on no fewer than three legos. And according to a new study…
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I am a stay-at-home mom. My mother-in-law is our primary babysitter on the rare occasions one is needed. She loves our kids so much and they have a great time with her. On my husband’s side of the family, there is a history of Alzheimer’s. I’ve noticed many times that, unless I write down explicit…
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